Vehicle top



W. MAcKEWEN. VEHICLE TOP. APPLICATION m'zu use. 6. 1920.

Beissu ed June 20, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WATSON MAGKEWEN, 015' DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE TOP.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued June 20, 1922,

Original No. 1,286,692, dated December 3, 1918, Serial No. 236,258, filed May 24, 1918. Application .for

v reissue filed. December 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .VATSON MAoKnwnN, a'citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful'Improvements in Vehicle Tops, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relatesto vehicle tops, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a top framework which may be supported by a single rearwardly extending bow'and the wind-shield frame of an automobile body, without using additional body bows that may tend to obstruct or. interfere with the view of passengers in the automobile, besides lending weight to the same and requiring considerable labor when the top is to be raised or lowered.

Another object of my invention is to provide a vehicle top framework including a rearwardly extending bow, supplemental, intermediate and outrigger bows connected by links and arms in amanner as to provide a rigid framework when the top is set up and a compact framework when the top is folded or collapsed, in either instance'the framework being for such construction as to prevent the canopy or coverthereof from being cut or unnecessarily worn when the top is manipulated.

A further object of .my invention is to accomplish the above and other results by a simple and durable mechanical construc tion that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing,.wherein- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the'top framework, showing the inner side thereof in elevation; and the framework extended or raised;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the framework collapsed or folded, and

Fig. 3 is a detail s'ectional-viewof the telescopic arm adaptedto form part of the framework.

In'the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a portion of an automobile body having a windshield 2 and a rearwardly extending bow 3, said bow being of a conventional form adapted to be lowered about the rear seat of the automobile body.

On the rearwardly extending bow 3, adja- 1920. Serial No. 428,802.

cent the top thereof, are two pieces of hardware 4, and as each side of the framework is identical in construction, I deem it only necessary to consider one side of the framework, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The piece of hardware 4 may be in the form of a sleeve or fitting suitably secured to the rearwardly extending how 3 and provided with an apertured lug 7 and a flange 5 having a series of apertures 6.

Pivotally connected to the apertured lug 7 is an intermediate break-down how 8, said intermediate bow having ruleor break-down joints 9, so that the rear ends of the bow may be swung downwardly substantially in parallelism with the rearwardly extending how 3 and the forward end ofthe bow 8 swung upwardly and rearwardly into parallelism with the ends 10 of said bow.

11 denotes a supplemental bow having the ends thereof pivotally connected to a bracket 12, carried by the inner side of the intermediate bow 8, at the end 10 thereof. and as shown in Fig. 2 it is possible to swing the supplemental bow 11 rearwardly between the bow 8 and the end 10 thereof.

13 denotes an outrigger bow adapted to have its forward end connected to the windshield 2, said outrigger bow having each end thereof pivotally connected, as at 14, to a telescopic arm, comprising a compound curved section 15 and a straight tubular section 16. The compoundcurred section 15 is pivotally connected, as at 17 to the intermediate bow 8 adjacent the rule joint 9. and said section terminates in a tubular slotted socket 18 to receive the tubular section 16. The forward end of the tubular section 16 has a transverse pin 19 slidable in the slots 20 of the socket 18, and the rear end of the tubular section is pivotally connected to the flange 5 at one of the apertures 6 thereof. It is through the medium of the series of apertures 6 that the rearends of the telescopic arms may be adjusted so-that the forward end of the out-rigger bow 13 will be properly held r l tive' to the windshield 21 denotes a compound curved link connecting the inner side of the outrigger bow 13 to the inner side of the intermediate bow 8, and 22 denotes a longer link connecting the inner side of the outrigger 13 to the inner side of the supplemental bow 11, these links cooperating in correctly supporting the bows8 l'lfrelati've to] thevbows l3 and 3 sothat a" canopy or cover 23 may be thus pei mithofl the 3 to the outrigger H; I

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properly held by the top framework;

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the arm" sections 16 and: 17 maybe made integral," without the telescopic connection; so; that each; arm will be, as one p ece; extendmg r from the 'reai waifdlyi extendingz' or body bow bow@13.

include the reaitwatdly extending or' body; bow; "3, the intermediate utrigger e I framework,

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rearwardly extending bow; v an v.intei mediate I iiiearwardlyx,extending "be e easilyfmanipulatedl; illustrated but it is to be iindets odjthat the structural elements are! suscept modifications as breakdewn bow, connected theretmfa supplemental bowfconnected to said interme-' b diate bow, an, i cutitligge bow links conneet- I 7 mg sald outrigger bow to, said intermediate v bow links' connecting' said-outrigger bow-t0 I saidsupplemental bowaand telescopic arms connecting saidloutrigger 'owfm rear wardly extending reakdown ow piie l' i v I ger bow,and ropo rtio n ed Y nipn la tioni when collapsingofsettingjup musi g-the term bows, .I desire itftofbe -1 '35 breakdown bow. i vehicle top, framew i.Ik'i COIIIPIiSiIig a" One embodiinentofrny invention hasfibeen-f v iainewo ldcornpifising a d a' ndf"said armsy'p ivf Y otallyconnected to' sald inteifniediatebow, in the p resence of awitness'. i

an intennediate to "said rearwardlyfeitending how, an outrigger bow, links connecting said outrigger bow to said intermediate bow, telescopic arms pivotally "connected towsaid intermediate bow and the 'endsofsaid outrigger bow and' means connecting said telescopiea'rms with rearwardly extending bow so that the orward-end of saidoutrigger bow may be said ,, adjusted;

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"down; bow pivotally connected to said: pieces means connecting said: telescopic arms fito;

said'piecesof hardware-so thatthe reai'fends ofv saidjtelescopic ai'ms nay bei adjusteduto shift the .forward end of-said outrigger bow.

intermediate bow] an outrigger bow, linkspivot-Q 7 41A 'vehicl'etop framework, colnprisinga body bow, an intermediate two-part break down how, having its rear part piyotally e supported by said body bow, a supplementtal'bow pivotally mounted onthe; real. part of s id intermediate .breakdown bow], an ,outrigge bow,

break down bow, links. connecting said out ,rigger b'ow toflsaidl supplemental bow, and

arins supporting said outrig- I connected to said bodybowabovefthef rear part' o fsaid intermediate links connectingsaidi'outrigger bow to the foi'vw ai dgfflpart of said intermediate break;

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of the-other withzt he supplemental bow links I v otfthe intermediate the links being set one in advance intersecting the plane body bow; pieces ofvhaijdwarajon saidbow,

1 an intermediate break-down jointed bow pivotally connected :to piece of harde ware, 3 outrigger bow, v and" arms pivotally connected-ta said pieces, of hardware above the pivotal connectlons of sald lntermediate bow withisfaid piecesofhardware, saidarms sa d outrigger b'e'ing v pivotally connected to ow and to said intermediate" bow: in advance of :1 the joints thereof, 1 and hardware having series offo each "piece; of i w e p t ng of"the;arms- 'be1ngv,,connectedato saidil pieces of hardware so that the forward?endi of thevoutrigger bow maybe adjustedfw Inwitnesstwhereof. I aflixtiny signature qwATsoN Y Witness: v a KA L'H- am it 4 

